Shoulder Flashcards
Signs of spinal accessory nerve
inability to abduct past 90°, pain with abduction
Signs of long thoracic nerve
Pain and inability flexing extended arm
Winging at 90° forward flexion
Signs of suprascapular nerve
Pain forward flexion
Shoulder weakness
Pain with scapular abduction
Pain with cervical rotation to opposite side
Signs of Axillary nerve
Inability to abduct arm with neutral rotation
Hill-Sachs lesion
Compression fracture of posterior humeral head (occurs with dislocation)
SLAP tear
Tearing of sup glenoid labrum from anterior to posterior
Bankart’s lesion
Avulsion of anterior inferior capsule from glenoid rim
Vessels involved in TOS
brachial plexus, subclavian artery/vein, vagus and phrenic nerves